News tagged with metal corrosion

Graphene is thinnest known anti-corrosion coating

New research has established the "miracle material" called graphene as the world's thinnest known coating for protecting metals against corrosion. Their study on this potential new use of graphene appears ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

First ever single crystal metallic glass created under 25 gigapascals of pressure

Glass, by definition, is amorphous; its atoms lack order and are arranged every which way. But when scientists squeezed tiny samples of a metallic glass under high pressure, they got a surprise: The atoms ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 8 | with audio podcast

2000-year-old statue of an athlete sheds light on corrosion, other modern challenges

The restoration of a 2,000-year-old bronze sculpture of the famed ancient Greek athlete Apoxyomenos may help modern scientists understand how to prevent metal corrosion, discover the safest ways to permanently ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Weight loss for healthier cars

(PhysOrg.com) -- A Swinburne research team has developed a joining system that overcomes obstacles to the wider use of magnesium in the automotive industry.

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 25, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Corrosion-resistant nanocoating for metals could replace toxic chromium

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have developed a method for coating metal surfaces with an ultrathin film containing nanoparticles - particles ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Metal oxide simulations could help green technology

(PhysOrg.com) -- University of California, Davis, researchers have proposed a radical new way of thinking about the chemical reactions between water and metal oxides, the most common minerals on Earth. Their work appears ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast